Open Source, curated by Pedro Alonzo, was a major exhibition of temporary public art from the City of Philadelphia Mural Arts Program. It culminated in October 2015 with 14 projects and a month-long series of events.

JR

For Open Source, JR continued his exploration of immigration by pasting a monumental portrait of an otherwise unknown immigrant on a building in Philadelphia’s Center City.

Jonathan Monk

Jonathan Monk created two temporary skateable sculptures based on concrete works by the minimalist master Sol LeWitt, which have been installed in Paine’s Park and will remain there through November 2015.

Michelle Angela Ortiz

Ortiz is continuing her commitment to addressing immigrant rights with Familias Separadas. She has created a series of stenciled portraits and phrases derived from interviews with immigrants living in Philadelphia that have been directly affected by deportations.

Dufala Brothers

The Dufala Brothers will create a waste transfer station in the Edward Bok Vocational School in South Philadelphia. The station is conceived to recycle aluminum from local scrappers, which will be repurposed by the artists to make art.

Shepard Fairey

Shepard Fairey came to Philadelphia to meet with inmates at Graterford SCI, members of the Guild (Mural Arts’ re-entry program for formerly incarcerated people), and others involved in Mural Arts’ Restorative Justice program. Based on this dialogue, he will develop a series of images that will kick off a massive campaign designed to raise awareness about criminal justice.

ODILI DONALD ODITA

SWOON

In an effort to help those struggling with substance abuse, SWOON is working with Mural Arts’ Restorative Justice program to develop an understanding of the conditions and context of trauma that lead to and perpetuate lifelong addiction.